The Potsdam plans would shape Europe in the early days of the cold war. Germany was divided up, the influence of the Nazi party curbed and war criminals were to stand trial.Read our original reporting from August 1945 https://t.co/7bsJn9Wtar ...

80 years ago today, on August 9th, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Three days earlier, the US had dropped a separate bomb on the city of Hiroshima. These bombs changed the course of history.The two bombs are estimated to have killed roughly 200,000 people in both cities. Half of them died on the first day. Many others died of burns and radiation sickness in the days, the weeks, and the months that followed.The destructive power of this new type of weapon was ...

Several countries considered going nuclear during the cold war. America worked hard to thwart such proliferation. As the world grows alarming once more, it’s worth revisiting the history books https://t.co/rCym2qPZob ...

Geopolitical Analysis - Several countries considered nuclear options during the Cold War [1] - America actively worked to prevent nuclear proliferation [1] - The world is becoming alarming again, necessitating a review of history [1]

RT David Rennie (@DSORennie)Some America Firsters seem tempted to let allies go nuclear, to let the U.S. off the hook for their security. Cold War history suggests that’s a grave mistake. My column, The Telegram, with lessons from Sweden’s secret cold-war nuclear weapons programme https://t.co/aXNEajMToq ...

RT Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 (@Lingling_Wei)While Trump is waging a trade war, Xi is fighting a Cold War. His goal is “strategic stalemate”—an enduring equilibrium where US pressure becomes manageable&China buys time to catch up. It’s a strategy rooted in understanding of what the Soviets got wrong. https://t.co/OX3gTlPmfW ...

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